Name of the Post: UPSC Combined
Defence Service Exam I 2019
Post Date: 31-10-2018
Latest Update: 16-11-2018
Total Vacancy: 417
Brief Information: Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC) has
given an employment notification of Combined Defence Services (CDS) Exam I
2019. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details &
completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply
Online.
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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Advt No. 02/2019-CDS-I
Combined Defence Service Exam I 2019
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Application Fee
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For Others: Rs. 200/-
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For Female/ SC/
ST: NIL
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Candidates can pay
either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash or by using net
banking facility of SBI.
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Important Dates
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Last Date to Apply
Online: 26-11-2018
till 06:00 PM
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Date of Exam: 03-02-2019
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Last Date for Fee
Payment (Pay by cash): 25-11-2018 at
11:59 pm
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Last Date for Fee
Payment (online): 26-11-2018
till 06:00 pm
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Date of Online Application
withdrawn: From
03 to 10-12-2018 till 6:00 pm
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Tentative Date for
Result Declaration: April
2019
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Age Limit (as on 01-01-2020)
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
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Maximum Age: 24 Years
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Candidates born
not earlier than 2-01-1996 and not later than 1-01-2000
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Age relaxation is
applicable as per rules
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Qualification
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For I.M.A.
and Officers’ Training Academy: Degree
of a recognized University or equivalent.
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For Indian
Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized
University/Institution.
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For Air
Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with
Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering
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Vacancy Details
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Post Name
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Total
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Combined Defence Service Exam I 2019
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417
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CDS Exam Pattern Details: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is
going to conducts Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination for recruitment
of various vacancies under Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air
Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. The exam pattern of UPSC CDS
details given below…
1. Written Exam:
i. Written Exam consists of Objective Type questions and time duration
02 hrs and maximum marks is 100 for each subject.
ii. For the candidates who are appearing for Indian Military Academy,
Naval Academy, Air force Academy written test comprising of English, General
Knowledge and Elementary mathematics subjects and for candidates who are
appearing for officers training academy the written test comprising of English
and General Knowledge.
iii. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be
detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board based
on their preference, by the respective service HQ.
(A) For Admission to Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and
Air Force Academy:
Subject Duration Maximum Marks
English 2 Hours 100
General Knowledge
2 Hours 100
Elementary Mathematics 2 Hours 100
(B) For Admission to Officers’ Training Academy:
Subject Duration Maximum Marks
English 2 Hours 100
General Knowledge 2 Hours 100
The maximum marks allotted to the written examination and to the interviews
will be equal for each course. i.e the maximum marks allotted to the written
examination and to the interviews will be 300, 300, 300 and 200 each for
admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force
Academy and Officers Training Academy respectively.
The papers in all the subjects will consists of objective type questions
only. The question papers of General Knowledge and Elementary Mathematics will
be set bilingually in Hindi as well as English.
In the question papers, wherever necessary, questions involving the
metric system of Weighs and Measures only will be set.
2. Intelligence & Personality Test: The candidates who are selected
in written test are called for interview. The SSB procedure consists of two
stage selection process-Stage I and Stage II. Only those candidates who clear
the stage I are permitted to appear for Stage II.
a. Stage I comprises of Officers Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are
Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be
shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.
b. Stage II comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officers Tasks,
Psychology Tests and the conference. These testes are conducted over 4 days .
The personality of candidate is assessed by three different assessors
viz. the interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the
Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are
allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of
the candidate holistically in all the test.
CDS Eligibility Details: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is
going to conducts Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination for recruitment
of various vacancies under Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air
Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. The following are the eligibility
details to apply for the Combined Defence Services Exam.
Eligibility Details:
1. Nationality: A candidate must be either
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) A subject of Nepal, or
(c) A subject of Bhutan, or
(d) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962
with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma,
Srilanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of
Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention
of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e)
shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued
by the Government of India.
2. Age Limit:
(i) For IMA: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1996
and not later than 01-01-2001
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Unmarried male candidates born not
earlier than 02-01-1996 and not later than 01-01-2001.
(iii) For Air Force Academy: Unmarried male candidates age between 20 to
24 years as on 1st January, 2020 i.e. born not earlier than 02-01-1996 and not
later than 01-01-2000 (Upper age limit for candidates holding valid and current
Commercial Pilot Licence issued by DGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 yrs.i.e.
born not earlier than 02-01-1994 and not later than 01-01-2000).
(iv) For Officers’ Training Academy (SSC Course for Men): Male
candidates (unmarried) born not earlier than 02-01-1995 and not later than
01-01-2001.
(v) For Officers Training Academy (SSC Women Non-Technical Course):
Unmarried women, issueless widows who have not remarried and issueless
divorcees (in possession of divorce documents) who have not remarried are
eligible. They should have been born not earlier than 02-01-1995 and not later
than 01-01-2001.
Note: Male divorcee/widower candidates can not be treated as unmarried
male for the purpose of their admission in IMA/INA/AFA courses and accordingly
they are not eligible for these courses.
3. Educational Qualification:
(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ Training Academy: Degree of a recognized
University or equivalent.
(ii) For Indian Naval Academy: Degree in Engineering from a recognized
university/institution.
(iii) For Air Force Academy: Degree of a recognized University (with
Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering.
Note: Those candidates who are studying in the final years Degree course
and have yet to pass the final year Degree examination are also eligible to
apply.
Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to
physical standards for admission to Combined Defence Services Examination.
CDS Selection Procedure Details: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is
going to conducts Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination for recruitment
of various vacancies under Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air
Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. The following are the selection
Procedure details to apply for the Combined Defence Services Exam…
UPSC Selection Procedure consists of three stages.
1. Written Exam
2. Interview/ Intelligence Test/ Personality Test
3. Document Verification
4. Medical Examination
1. Written Exam:
i. Written Exam consists of Objective Type questions and time duration 2
hrs and maximum marks is 100 for each subject.
ii. For the candidates who are appearing for Indian Military Academy,
Naval Academy, Air force Academy written test comprising of English, General
Knowledge and Elementary mathematics subjects and for candidates who are
appearing for officers training academy the written test comprising of English
and General Knowledge.
iii. Candidates who are declared successful in the written exam will be
detailed for intelligence and personality test at the Service Selection Board
based on their preference, by the respective service HQ.
2. Interview/ Personality Test: The candidates who are selected in written
test are called for interview. The SSB procedure consists of two stage
selection process-Stage I and Stage II. Only those candidates who clear the
stage I are permitted to appear for Stage II.
a. Stage I comprises of Officers Intelligence Rating (OIR) tests are
Picture Perception Description Test (PP&DT). The candidates will be
shortlisted based on combination of performance in OIR Test and PP&DT.
b. Stage II comprises of Interview, Group Testing Officers Tasks,
Psychology Tests and the conference. These testes are conducted over 4 days .
The personality of candidate is assessed by three different assessors
viz. the interviewing Officer (IO), Group Testing Officer (GTO) and the
Psychologist. There are no separate weightage for each test. The marks are
allotted by assessors only after taking into consideration the performance of
the candidate holistically in all the test.
3. Document Verification: Document Verification will be conducted only
after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.
4. Medical Examination: A Candidate recommended by the Services
Selection Board will undergo a medical examination by a Board of Service
Medical Officers. Women candidates will undergo Medical Examination by a
Medical Board comprising male/ female doctors/ specialists/ Gynaecologist.
There will be a Lady Medical Officer as member of Board. Only those candidates
will be admitted to the Academy who are declared fit by the Medical Board.
CDS Syllabus Details: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is
going to conducts Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination for recruitment
of various vacancies under Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air
Force Academy and Officers Training Academy. The CDS syllabus details is given
below.
PAPER – 1: ENGLISH:
The question paper will be designed to test the candidates’
understanding of English and workmanlike use of words.
PAPER – 2: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
General Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such
matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as
may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any
scientific subject. The Paper will also include questions on History of India
and Geography of a nature which Candidate should be able to answer without
special study.
PAPER – 3: ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS:
Arithmetic:Number System-Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real
numbers. Fundamental Operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, division,
Square roots, Decimal, fractions. Unitary method, time and distance, time and
work, percentages, applications to simple and compound interest, profit and
loss, ratio and proportion, variation.
Elementary Number Theory- Division algorithm. Prime and composite
numbers. Tests of divisibility by 2, 3,4,5,9 and 11. Multiples and factors.
Factorization Theorem. H.C.F. and L.C.M. Euclidean algorithm, Logarithms to
base 10, laws of logarithms, use of logarithmic tables.
ALGEBRA
Basic Operations, simple factors, Remainder Theorem, H.C.F., L.C.M.
Theory of polynomials, Solutions of quadratic equations, relation between its
roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered). Simultaneous linear
equations in two unknowns-analytical and graphical solutions. Simultaneous
linear in equations in two variables and their solutions. Practical problems
leading to two simultaneous linear equations or in equations in two Variables
or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions. Set language and
set notation, rational expressions and conditional identities, Laws of indices.
TRIGONOMETRY
Sine x, cosine x, Tangent x when 0 ≤x ≤90 Values of sin x, cos x and tan
x, for x = 0, 30, 45, 60 and 90
Simple trigonometric identities.
Use of trigonometric tables.
Simple cases of heights and distances.
GEOMETRY
Lines and angles, Plane and plane figures, Theorems on (i) Properties of
angles at a Point, (ii) Parallel lines, (iii) Sides and angles of a triangle,
(iv) Congruency of triangles, (v) Similar triangles, (vi) Concurrence of
medians and altitudes, (vii) Properties of angles, sides and diagonals of a
parallelogram, rectangle and square (viii) Circles and its properties including
tangents and normal, (ix) Loci.
MENSURATION
Areas of squares, rectangles, parallelograms, triangle and circle. Areas
of figures which Can be split up into these figures (Field Book), Surface area
and volume of cuboids, lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and
cylinders, surface area and Volume of spheres.
STATISTICS
Collection and tabulation of statistical data, Graphical representation,
frequency Polygons, histograms, bar charts, pie charts etc. Measures of central
tendency.
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